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Coming of Age short films

The summer everything shifts and nobody warns you. Shorts about crossing from one version of yourself to the next.

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Curator’s note

The best coming-of-age short films, free to watch.

Coming-of-age is about the small moments that quietly end childhood, and short films catch them better than anything. One scene, one decision, one summer that changes everything. These films are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about becoming who you are.

Smudged Smile sits with a bright, popular teen privately coming apart, Tiny, Texas follows a basketball prodigy hitting a wall of expectations, and Forgive Me watches a promising young fighter let ambition cost him his heart.

The best coming-of-age short films remember how big small things felt. Exhale traces a young woman's bumpy road toward becoming someone new, and Things I've Made My Roommate Do stumbles through young friendship and the awkward edges of growing up. Every film here was chosen by our editors and streams free in all 193 countries, with no subscription. Press play and grow up a little.

The Klipist editors